All zai skis have cores made from bonded cedarwood staves. Cedarwood is expensive and complex to work with, but it is also incredibly light, offers excellent resilience (it returns to its original shape after bending), and has a consistent grain that resists warp.

Piste or powder? The choice is yours, with zai Double Tip® (DT) technology.

On piste, the cut-away tip and tail sections allow the edge of the ski to maintain contact with the snow when carving, giving laisa the handling of a classic zai alpine ski.

Off piste, the tapered first tip cuts through deep snow more effectively than a conventional shovel design. This creates uplift for the wider second tip, so the ski floats over powder. Double Tip® technology gives you complete freedom of the mountain.

This plastic fibre is 60% stronger in relation to its weight than carbon fibre, and up to 15 times stronger than steel. It is also extremely light and highly resistant to abrasion. Unlike other materials it does not become brittle when exposed to low temperatures. zai is the world’s only ski manufacturer to use this highly sophisticated material.

Vulcanised natural rubber is an amazing material for ski-making, being both durable and scratch-resistant, and possessing excellent damping qualities.

Applied to the upper surface of a ski, natural rubber helps to absorb impacts when riding on rough or icy snow. Not only does this make for a smoother ride, it’s also kinder to your knees.

Best of all, natural rubber can be re-worked to pristine condition. So when it comes time to service your zai ski, it will be returned to you looking like new. zai uses only the very best quality natural rubber - the surface of a spada ski costs around the same as some professional racing skis. This, and the technical challenges involved with working with it, is why zai is the first and only ski brand in the world to use this incredible material.

zai is the only ski-maker to build its skis with stainless steel upper edges. The hardened HRC 50 steel we use for this is extremely rugged and resistant to corrosion. Steel upper edges protect the ski against bumps and knocks, and can be re-worked to as-new condition during service.

We also use stainless steel in the upper surface designs of some zai skis. For this we use high-grade spring steel, the same used in the manufacture of fine Swiss watches.

Spring steel has a high yield strength, meaning it always returns to its original shape after bending. This is one of the reasons why zai skis maintain their torsion so much better than other skis.

Unsatisfied with existing carbon composite solutions for ski making, we developed and patented our own – zaiíra®.

An ultra-lightweight synthesis of the most modern reinforcing fibres and thermoplastic compounds, zaiíra® improves flexibility, stability and durability. Importantly, it also has far better damping qualities than regular ski carbons.

zaiíra® is key to zai's commitment to maintaining optimum damping and smoothness with minimal weight. It makes zai skis such as laisa, nezza and zai for Bentley the most balanced and durable of their time.

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If you’re after a ski with genuine all-mountain ability, zai laisa is for you. zai’s patented Double Tip® (DT) technology and innovative multi-radius design give you total freedom to roam on and off piste – with no compromise on performance.